Andrew Brunson

Andrew Brunson

Imprisoned in Turkey
In October 2016, following a failed coup attempt against the Turkish government, authorities arrested Pastor Andrew Brunson along with tens of thousands of military personnel, civil servants, educators, journalists and dissidents. Pastor Brunson, who led a small church in Izmir, became a pawn in a geopolitical chess game. As a result, he spent two years in a Turkish prison before being released in October 2018. After his release, Pastor Brunson became the focus of worldwide media attention. He recounts the story of his ordeal in the book, God’s Hostage, which was published in late 2019.